Amazon Aurora is a MySQL-compatible relational database engine that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Amazon Aurora is disruptive technology in the database space, bringing a new architectural model and distributed systems techniques to provide far higher performance, availability, and durability than was previously available using conventional monolithic database techniques. In this session, we dive deep into some of the key innovations behind Amazon Aurora, discuss best practices and migration from other databases to Amazon Aurora, and share early customer experiences from the field.